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MIX DESIGN
(GRADE M20)
I) DESIGN STIPULATIONS:
The target mean compressive strength (Fck) strength at 28 days is given by,
Fck = fck + t * s
Where,
fck = Characteristics compressive strength at 28 days.
Fck =The average compressive strength at 28 days.
s = Standard deviation
t = A static, depending upon the accepted proportion of low
results and the number of tests, for large number of
tests, the value of ‘t’ is given in table 2.
STEP III
SELECTION OF WATER AND SAND CONTENT
From the table 4 of IS: 10262 –1982 for 20 mm max size aggregate,
Water content per metre cube of concrete = 160 kg.
Sand as percentage of total aggregate by = 35%
absolute volume
STEP IV
DETERMINATION OF CEMENT CONTENT
Water – Cement ratio = 0.40
160
= 0.40
C
STEP V
DETERMINATION OF COARSE & FINE AGGREGATE CONTENTS
1 − P Sca
Ca =
P
x fa x
Sfa
C 1 f 1
V = W + + x x
a
S c P S f a 1 0 0 0
Where,
V = absolute volume of fresh concrete, which is equal to gross
Volume (m3) minus the volume of entrapped air.
W = mass of water (kg) per m3 of concrete
C = mass of cement (kg) per m3 of concrete
Sc = specific gravity of cement
P = ratio of fine aggregate to total aggregate by absolute volume
fa, Ca = total masses of fine aggregate and coarse aggregate per m3
of concrete respectively.
Sfa, Sca= specific gravity of saturated surface dry fine aggregate and
coarse aggregate respectively.
For the taken nominal size of aggregate entrapped air as percentage of volume of
concrete = 2%
V = 1- 0.02
= 0.98 m3
C = 400 kg/m3
Sc = 3.15
W = 189 lit
P = 32.5%
Sfa = 1.12
Sca = 1.34
Fine aggregate
400 1 fa 1
0.98 = 189 + 3.15 + 0.325 x 1.12 x 1000
fa = 568 kg/m3
Coarse aggregate
1 − 0.325 1.34
Ca = x568 x
1.12
0.325
Ca = 884kg/m3
Results per m3 of concrete for M30 grade
160 : 400: 568: 884
0.4 : 1 : 1.42 :2.21
STEP VI
ACTUAL QUANTITIES REQUIRED FOR THE MIX PER BAG OF
CEMENT
(i) Cement = 50 kg
(ii) Sand = 61 kg
(iii) C. A = 129.5 kg
(iv) Water
W = 20.685 Litres